Chapter 37 (037) - Two-in-One [VIP]

This day's experience felt like a dream to Yin Jiuchu. In the dream, he was captured by Gong Yunxi, and then the Gong family was attacked. As he rolled around in the iron cage trying to hide, Yue Ling appeared before him.

Yue Ling was incredibly brave, as if the power within him had been fully awakened. He destroyed the iron cage, took revenge on Gong Yunxi, and led her away from that humiliating cage, then returned to the safe clinic.

Even as her feet touched solid ground and she smelled the familiar scent of medicine, Yin Chu Jiu was still somewhat incredulous.

He stepped out of Yue Ling's arms and stretched as if to confirm it. The iron cage was too small, which had caused him to be bent over for most of the day. Now, his body was relaxed and comfortable.

He really came out.

Turning around, Yin Chu Jiu looked at Yue Ling behind her, her surprise mixed with some doubt.

Yue Ling saved him, but why is Yue Ling so powerful?

At that time, dark clouds loomed over the Gong family compound, accompanied by thunder and lightning; only a powerful expert of a high level could cause such a sudden change in weather. However, Yue Ling was just an ordinary boy, and the Heavenly Pearl within him had always been sealed. Why was he so powerful even with the Heavenly Pearl sealed within him?

At this moment, there were no more dark clouds or lightning in the sky, only a blue sky and white clouds.

However, this does not mean that Yue Ling's energy has completely disappeared. He still affects the space around him. There is a small airflow around him, which is the wind.

Yue Ling took two steps toward Yin Chu Jiu. With each step he took, the wind around him stirred up a cloud of dust. He still carried the residual pressure of the energy surge. But after only two steps, he closed his eyes and fell forward.

Yin Jiuchu watched helplessly as Yue Ling closed her eyes and fainted. Her heart tightened, and she quickly stepped forward and hugged Yue Ling. Yue Ling was so heavy that Yin Jiuchu couldn't help but fall to the ground.

From the moment he realized that Yue Ling had saved him to the moment Yue Ling collapsed while walking, only a few seconds had passed. The rapidly changing situation left Yin Jiuchu with no time to dwell on his doubts. He got out from under Yue Ling and carried him on his back.

While carrying him on her back and running towards Zizhuo, she shouted loudly, "Help! Yue Ling has fainted! Help!"

Zi Zhuo was still in the pharmacy. He sat in a chair, occasionally standing up and walking around, then sitting down again, never at all still.

He didn't follow the impulsive Yue Ling to the Gong family, firstly because he trusted Yue Ling's power, and secondly because the medical clinic was their base. If Yue Ling and Yin Chu Jiu were injured at the Gong family, he could treat them immediately when they returned.

But even with these thoughts in mind, Zizhuo couldn't calm down. She opened her fan and kept fanning herself to calm her anxiety.

Just then, he suddenly heard someone shouting. Listening closely, the voice seemed to be Yin Chu Jiu's. Zi Zhuo thought it might be his imagination, because even if Yue Ling was powerful, he couldn't possibly have saved Yin Chu Jiu so quickly.

However, his guess was soon proven wrong; it really was Yin Chu Jiu's voice.

Yin Chu Jiu ran while shouting, kicked open his pharmacy door and ran in carrying someone on his back. Zi Zhuo recognized the unconscious person as Yue Ling.

"What's going on?" Zi Zhuo helped Yin Chu Jiu put Yue Ling on the bed.

Yin Chu Jiu quickly replied, "Because of the energy surge, his body couldn't handle it and he fainted. Zi Zhuo, please help check on him quickly, Yue Ling is in great danger."

An energy surge?

How could Yin Chu Jiu know that Yue Ling fainted for this reason?

Because Yue Ling hadn't fainted during the previous energy outburst, Zi Zhuo wasn't entirely sure if that was the reason he had fainted. However, after examination, he discovered that Yue Ling had indeed fainted due to the energy surge.

Yue Ling possessed an extremely powerful energy within his body, almost the most powerful energy he had ever seen, terrifying and immeasurable. If Yue Ling could fully master that power, he would surely become one of the strongest figures on the Illusion Demon Continent.

With a serious expression, Zi Zhuo put away his hand that was taking Yue Ling's pulse and said to Yin Chu Jiu, "Take off Yue Ling's clothes and wipe his body. I'll go get the medicine now, it'll be ready in a little while."

The consequences of energy surges are terrifying. Many cultivators who cannot control the energy within their bodies will experience energy surges. If not handled properly after an energy surge, the worst outcome is that they can no longer cultivate or face difficulties in advancing to higher levels; the best outcome is that they recover completely.

If Yue Ling's injuries are not treated properly, he may never be able to cultivate again.

Zi Zhuo was also curious about why Yue Ling had such powerful training within him. It wasn't that he was an ordinary person, but he knew this wasn't the time to be curious, so he quickly went out to prepare the medicine.

As a renowned physician in the Fantasy Demon Continent, his pharmacy is fully stocked with all kinds of medicinal herbs.

Inside the room, Yin Chu Jiu removed Yue Ling's clothes. His white robe was stained with a lot of blood, a horrifying shade of crimson. He pursed his lips, silently removing the clothes and carefully examining Yue Ling. Only after finding no wounds on his body did the seriousness on his face slightly fade.

However, he was not at ease.

He reached out and carefully touched Yue Ling's bare chest, arms, waist, and abdomen, gently touching each part. The more he touched her, the more a sour feeling rose in Yin Chu Jiu's eyes.

All that could be seen on Yue Ling's body were large patches of bruises, some of which had turned black. These bruises covered his entire body, leaving no spot untouched.

Yin Chu Jiu knew the reason: it was an energy surge. His body couldn't withstand the powerful energy, which was why such terrifying marks were left on his body.

"Drink!" A gasp rang out from the side; Zi Zhuo had returned. While looking at Yue Ling in shock, Zi Zhuo prepared medicine for him. "His condition... how could it be so critical? I've never seen such a terrifying energy surge before."

Yin Chu Jiu pursed her lips and didn't answer, but said, "Please save him."

Zi Zhuo nodded, "Of course I'll save him, don't worry, but... there might be some aftereffects later on."

Aftereffects… Yin Chu Jiu didn’t speak this time. He went out and found Yue Ling some new clothes; the old ones were unwearable, so he threw them away. When he returned, Zi Zhuo had already given Yue Ling one dose of medicine, and then he was going to brew the second dose.

The first dose of medicine was only intended to alleviate Yue Ling's injuries, and it was given hastily and not properly decocted. The next dose cannot be prepared in the same way.

Yue Ling remained unconscious for the entire afternoon and into the middle of the night. He only vaguely woke up once around midnight, but soon fell asleep again.

At this moment, Zi Zhuo also came in. He was slightly out of breath when he came in and said, "What did Yue Ling do to that young master of the Gong family? That young master can't speak or move. He can only open his eyes. He's practically a living dead man."

Yin Chu Jiu then realized that Zi Zhuo had gone to the Gong family.

Then, he learned about the Gong family's situation from Zi Zhuo.

It turned out that not long after Yue Ling took him away, Gong Cheng arrived with the forces of the other three families. They brought a lot of people and wanted to capture the person who was causing trouble in the Gong family. However, when they arrived, they did not see the person causing trouble at all. Instead, they saw the young master of the Gong family who had been beaten to the point of near death.

Now, let alone three ninth-tier magic beads, there probably won't be any reward at all.

The three factions exchanged a few words of feigned concern, then left reluctantly, without even asking who the person causing trouble at the Gong family was, only that it was a handsome young man.

The Gong family was furious, but their top priority was to rescue the young master and then inform the main family in the east so they could make a decision.

When it comes to saving lives, the only thing that comes to mind is Zi Zhuo from Zhuo Zi Medical Clinic.

So, Zi Zhuo was invited by the Gong family to examine the young master. After examining him, he understood the young master's condition clearly, but he didn't say anything in person, only that further treatment was needed before returning.

Upon returning, he rushed here to ask Yin Chu Jiu what had happened.

After listening, Yin Chu Jiu simply recounted what had happened that afternoon before turning her attention to Yue Ling and wiping his sweat with a handkerchief. His body was ravaged by energy, and even in his sleep, he was breaking out in cold sweats.

Seeing this, Zi Zhuo was no longer in a hurry and asked, "So what do you plan to do next? If the Gong family finds out about the young master's situation, they will definitely not let it go. They just don't have time to come to you right now."

Yin Chu Jiu put away the handkerchief and said, "I want to take Yue Ling away from Yun Du City and go somewhere else." His expression was calm, as if he had already made this plan.

Zi Zhuo: "Alright, but have you decided where you're going? Yundu City is so unfriendly to Yue Ling, leaving is the right thing to do."

Yin Chu Jiu looked at Zi Zhuo and said to him, "I want to take Yue Ling to the Moon Forest."

"The Moon Forest?" Zi Zhuo asked疑惑地, "Where is that? Which direction is it in?"

"The Moon Forest is a forest very, very far away from Cloud Capital City, in the far west. I've heard that there's a peculiar herb there that can help people unleash their inner energy. Yue Ling isn't incapable of cultivation; he possesses powerful energy within him. I want to help Yue Ling find that herb, unleash his energy, and make him a strong individual."

"Also, I want to look for some herbs along the way to alleviate Yue Ling's injuries, eliminate his aftereffects, and make his body strong enough to withstand the energy within him."

The herbs he mentioned were rare herbs that already existed on the Illusionary Demon Continent, and were originally the protagonist's fortuitous encounter. That fortuitous encounter was something Yue Ling found while wandering alone in the forest.

Those medicinal herbs improved his body without his knowledge, making him stronger.

Yin Chu Jiu had originally planned to go find those medicinal herbs in two years, but he thought that Yue Ling was still young, so he didn't set off immediately.

This incident involving the Gong family can be seen as an opportunity.

As Yin Chu Jiu was speaking, his wrist was suddenly grabbed. The hand was cold and weak, but it held on tightly. He looked down and saw Yue Ling with half-open eyes. Although weak, her deep gaze looked at him and said, "Okay, let's go to the Moon Forest."

"Okay, we'll leave here tomorrow." Yin Chu Jiu gently stroked Yue Ling's head and said softly, "Sleep a little longer. When you wake up tomorrow, we won't be here anymore."

After soothing Yue Ling back to sleep, Yin Chu Jiu's face suddenly paled for a moment. Then he let go of Yue Ling's hand and ran out without attracting any attention. Zi Zhuo saw this and followed him out.

After Yin Chu Jiu ran out, he immediately leaned against a nearby pillar and coughed up blood.

Upon seeing this, Zi Zhuo's pupils immediately contracted. He went to Yin Chu Jiu's side, examined his complexion, and took his pulse. Then, Yin Chu Jiu's complexion also turned ugly.

"How did you get so badly injured?! Was it done by the Gong family?!"

Yin Chu Jiu's heart meridian was damaged, and there was blood stasis in his chest. Zi Zhuo pressed his chest, and his face became even more pale. Yin Chu Jiu's sternum was torn, as if it had been squeezed hard. It was because of this compression that he had internal bleeding in his chest, which caused the blood stasis.

Fortunately, cultivators have better healing abilities than ordinary people; otherwise, Yin Chu Jiu's current condition wouldn't be much better than Yue Ling's.

Yin Chu Jiu shook her head and grasped Zi Zhuo's hand. "It's nothing, it's not a serious injury. Just prescribe me some medicine to clear blood stasis and remove blood stasis. I have a favor to ask of you."

“You say it,” Zi Zhuo said.

"Please get me a good carriage. I have some silver here. Besides the carriage, please also prepare some food in it. I need to leave with Yue Ling at dawn tomorrow and get out of here before martial law is imposed in Yundu City."

Zi Zhuo looked at the silver in his hand, which still bore traces of blood. He remembered that Yin Chu Jiu had gone out today with one of her purposes: to go back and get money. But she hadn't expected to be arrested on the way.

“Alright.” After putting away the silver, Zi Zhuo said, “I’ll be ready soon. In an hour, no, half an hour, you will be back at the back gate of Lingdao. I will be waiting for you there.”

"Don't wait until tomorrow morning. The Gong family might be heading to the city lord's mansion by now, and Yundu City will definitely be under martial law before tomorrow morning. If we leave now, I can still think of a way."

As a doctor, Zi Zhuo is highly skilled and owes many favors to powerful people. Before martial law is imposed in the city, he can still find a way to get people out, but by tomorrow morning, that may not be possible.

Yin Chu Jiu nodded, wiped her mouth, and turned to go inside. Zi Zhuo, after preparing a prescription for Yin Chu Jiu to clear blood stasis, went to prepare the other things.

Half an hour later.

Yin Chu Jiu appeared at the back door of the clinic, carrying a bundle and Yue Ling on her back.

Behind the clinic, there were two huge carriages, each with four tall horses in front of it and four drivers. The carriages occupied a large area and had a spacious interior.

Yin Chu Jiu carried Yue Ling onto the first carriage. Once inside, he carefully placed Yue Ling inside and laid her down before taking a look at their next vehicle.

Inside, there was a bed, a small table, and a hidden compartment. The hidden compartment contained prepared food, including fruit, dry rations, snacks, and dried fruit—everything you could need. There was also a large hidden compartment under the bed, where one could hide or store a lot of luggage.

It's more like a motorhome than a horse-drawn carriage.

Yin Chu Jiu got out of the carriage and gave half of the silver in her hand to Zi Zhuo.

"This carriage is too valuable. I don't know if this amount of silver is enough, but this is all I can give you. I need to save some for Yue Ling's food and drink. When we return from the Moon Forest, I will make up the rest of the silver for you."

He never expected that Zizhuo would prepare such a fine carriage for them.

"Um... one of these carriages is enough for us, we don't need two. I'm sorry, but I might have to trouble you to return that other carriage."

Unexpectedly, Zi Zhuo refused his money, pushed him onto the carriage, stood below supporting the carriage shaft, and said to him with a smile, "Who said these two carriages were prepared for you? Who said that one carriage was useless? Besides, I didn't buy this carriage from somewhere else; it's mine."

"Listen, you have enough money to pay. I rented this carriage to you, and that money is your rent. Also, the other carriage is for my use. You said one carriage is enough? Do you expect me to squeeze into one carriage with you?"

Yin Chu Jiu was stunned for a long time before he reacted. He asked incredulously, "You want to come with us?"

"Hmm." Zi Zhuo nodded. "It's boring staying in Yundu City. I happen to be very interested in that medicinal herb you mentioned, and I'd like to go and take a look. It's been a long time since I've traveled, so I'll take this opportunity to go out and have some fun."

"You...you did this for us?"

"Pah! Who's doing this for you? Hurry up and go inside, don't waste time."

Yin Chu Jiu was shoved into the carriage by Zi Zhuo. Before he could get up, he heard Zi Zhuo shouting outside, "Third and Fourth Sister, get out of here!"

Then he heard Zi Zhu shout, "Little One, Little Two, let's go!"

He got up and looked out the small window. He saw Zizhuo's carriage following closely behind them. Two coachmen were swinging ropes and hitting the horses' rumps, and the four big horses were pulling the carriage forward.

Amidst the shouts of the coachmen, two luxurious carriages headed towards the city gate of Yundu City.

Early in the morning, the city lord of Yundu City, having received news from the Gong family, ordered a citywide curfew and dispatched city patrols to find a handsome young man. The young man was very handsome and easy to recognize. Before long, they learned about the news outside Zhuozi Medical Hall that a few days ago, two young men came out of Zhuozi Medical Hall. Because the young men were so good-looking, they went to take a look.

Zhuo Zi Medical Clinic? The city lord did not immediately order a search, but news came from the Gong family that they had learned the boy's location and urged the city lord to issue the order quickly, and also told him that the main branch of the Gong family had sent people.

The main branch of the Gong family is extremely powerful, and Yundu City is just a small city in this area, which is no match for the main branch of the Gong family.

So the city lord ordered Zizhuo to hand over the person. However, they waited for a long time, but no one came to open the clinic; it remained closed. After a long while, they realized something was wrong and rushed inside, only to find the clinic empty and deserted, with no idea how long they had been gone.

The city lord realized something was wrong and ordered a city-wide manhunt, but after searching for several days, they couldn't find a single person. In the end, they had to accept the fact that the attackers had already left Yundu City.

"Zi Zhuo, now that you've come out with us, what about your disciples at the clinic?" Yin Chu Jiu asked.

Zi Zhu smiled indifferently and said, "I took in all those disciples in Yundu City. When I left, I sent them home directly, gave them a lot of silver, and told them they could take their families to live in other cities. Those disciples aren't stupid; they've probably already arrived in other towns by now."

"That's good," Yin Chu Jiu said.

Zi Zhuo covered her mouth with her fan and laughed. At this moment, Yin Chu Jiu still had the mind to worry about his disciples in the medical clinic. It seems that he has really relaxed a lot since leaving Yun Du City.

He glanced at the two bowls of medicine still simmering, then leaned closer to Yin Chu Jiu and asked, "What are you doing?"

Three days ago, they went to great lengths, exchanging valuable medicinal herbs and silver for a city patrol guard to allow them to leave Yundu City. For the past three days, they had been traveling non-stop until they left the territory of Yundu City.

This was a grassland with a small forest nearby. There was no one around, so it was very safe. Plus, it was lunchtime, so they stopped.

After they stopped, the four drivers went to prepare food, while he began to decoct medicine. Yin Chu Jiu, on the other hand, was quite different. He took out paper and pen, sat on the ground, and began to write while lying on a rock.

Yin Chu Jiu picked up the letter she had written, blew on it a few times to let the ink dry, and then sealed it in an envelope.

"This is a letter I wrote to my parents. I left Yundu City in a hurry this time and didn't have time to inform them. In order not to make them worry, I can only write back to tell them where I am."

When the topic turned to Yin Chu Jiu's parents, Zi Zhuo became interested, "Aren't you afraid that the Gong family will harm your parents?"

“No,” Yin Chu Jiu said. “The Yin family has abandoned me, but they will not abandon my parents. If they abandon my parents under pressure from the Gong family, then Juan Yun Lane is nothing more than that in their eyes.”

“They would abandon me because I had already been expelled and was of no use, but my parents were different.”

Zi Zhuo raised an eyebrow; so that was the reason.

He didn't ask any more questions. The medicine was ready, and he poured a bowl out and handed it to Yin Chu Jiu. While Yin Chu Jiu was drinking it, he took his hand to check his pulse. After a while, he put his hand down, breathed a slight sigh of relief, and said, "You're almost better."

"Thanks," Yin Chu Jiu said sincerely.

"Hmph, what are you thanking me for? Don't get injured so badly in the future, that's when you should really thank me," Zi Zhuo sneered.

Yin Chu Jiu didn't care about Zi Zhuo's cold face. Zi Zhuo was only saying that because she was worried about him. He smiled, poured another medicine for Zi Zhuo, blew on it as he carried it to the carriage, and climbed up.

That bowl of medicine was his, and this bowl of medicine was Yue Ling's.

Yin Chu Jiu carefully carried the food into the carriage. Yue Ling had been unconscious for the past few days, and he had been feeding him. He stirred the food with a spoon and blew on it to cool it down as he slowly walked inside.

He was walking when suddenly someone hugged his waist. He paused, then looked down sharply, immediately meeting the gaze of the boy looking up at him. Yin Chu Jiu was startled, then overjoyed.

"Yue Ling, you're awake!" He couldn't hide his joy. He put the bowl on the small table to the side, squatted down, and hugged Yue Ling tightly. "You're finally awake!"

After Yin Chu Jiu finished speaking, she released Yue Ling to check if there was anything wrong with him.

For the past three days, Yue Ling had been unconscious except for waking up once that night. If Zi Zhuo hadn't said that Yue Ling was unconscious because his body was absorbing his energy to recover, he didn't know how worried he would have been.

Yue Ling let Yin Chu Jiu examine him, raising his hands when told to raise his legs, and turning around when told to turn around. He knew his body had been in poor condition these past few days. But seeing the boy unharmed, his own poor health didn't matter.

As Yue Ling was thinking this, his face was suddenly grabbed forcefully by Yin Chu Jiu. The boy, who hadn't checked on him at some point, sat in front of him, his eyes red, his hands gripping Yue Ling's face fiercely.

"Do you know how worried I've been about you these past few days? Do you know how bad your health is? Do you know that if Zizhuo hadn't saved you, you might have died?"

Faced with the boy's fierce question, Yue Ling merely blinked and stared intently at him.

"I'm telling you, you're not allowed to do this again. If I'm arrested, I'll just suffer a little torture; they won't kill me, understand?"

Yue Ling blinked again, but didn't say anything.

Seeing that he didn't answer and was about to scold him, Yue Ling pursed his lips, hugged the boy's waist, frowned slightly, leaned against his chest, and said weakly, "My chest hurts."

Yin Chu Jiu immediately forgot about disciplining Yue Ling and quickly massaged his chest gently before carefully feeding him the medicine.

"Be careful." He moved gently. "This medicine is still a little hot and a little bitter."

Yue Ling leaned against Yin Chu Jiu's chest, smiled, and drank the medicine.

Once you're awake, you can't just lie there all the time. Besides, you've been lying down for three days, so it's time to get some fresh air.

So, after drinking the medicinal soup, Yue Ling got out of the carriage and went outside to relax.

Yin Chu Jiu went to the side to wash clothes. Yue Ling's clothes smelled of medicine and needed to be washed and dried before she could wear them again.

Yue Ling watched Yin Chu Jiu's busy figure, his face full of satisfaction. Zi Zhuo quietly sidled up to him, tapped his shoulder, and asked in a low voice, "How can you laugh? I heard Yin Chu Jiu scolding you just now."

Yue Ling glanced at Zi Zhuo and said, "Thank you this time."

"No need to thank me, let's not be so formal," Zi Zhuo said, then he continued, "You don't mind?"

What does he care about? Does he care that Yin Chu Jiu just scolded him?

Yue Ling narrowed her eyes, but Yin Chu Jiu's back was still clear in her narrow field of vision.

He cared, but what he cared about wasn't that he saved Yin Chu Jiu and that Yin Chu Jiu scolded him instead; what he cared about was that Yin Chu Jiu scolded him.

Yin Chu Jiu stayed by his side for nearly eight years and never scolded him.

He said they were friends and family, but Yue Ling knew that he and he weren't as close as friends and family.

But which friend or family member has never had a conflict or argument? They never did; he always indulged him, went along with him, as if he were being pampered.

They were neither friends nor relatives.

But this time is different.

Zizhuo may not know this, but a person will only scold another person for being hurt because of them when that person cares about them. That's not scolding, but worry.

The fact that Yin Chu Jiu scolded him meant that Yin Chu Jiu truly cared about him.

He got hurt because of him, in exchange for the boy's concern for him.

He actually benefited from this injury.

The distance between him and himself is shrinking.

His feelings for him began to change.

He eagerly awaited what fragrant fruits that feeling would bear when it transformed into love.

Author's Note:

Two chapters combined, a long and sturdy one~ (*^▽^*)

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